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Sustainable Business Development (For-Profit or Nonprofit)

The World Commission on Environment and Development (the Brundtland
Commission), in its report "Our Common Future" (Oxford:
Oxford University Press, 1987), defines sustainable development:

"Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the
present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their
own needs. It contains within it two key concepts:

the concept of needs, in particular the essential needs of
the world's poor, to which overriding priority should be given;

and the idea of limitations imposed by the state of technology
and social organization on the environment's ability to meet
present and future needs."

The profession of management is increasingly interested in
sustainable development as today's organizations confront the
realities of managing limited resources, many of which were previously
considered to be unlimited in scope. For example, sustainable
development was the main topic of the national Organization Development
Network's 2003 conference. Sustainable development often looks
at three major aspects of development, including sociological,
ecological and economic. The information in this topic is by no
means complete. However, like so many other topics in the Library,
there's enough in this topic to get you started.

Sections of This Topic Include

Also See the Library's Blogs Related to Sustainable Development

In addition to the articles on this current page, also see the following blogs
that have posts related to Sustainable Development. Scan down the blog's page
to see various posts. Also see the section "Recent Blog Posts" in
the sidebar of the blog or click on "next" near the bottom of a post
in the blog. The blog also links to numerous free related resources.

Recommended Books

This topic is about sustainable development -- how organizations can operate without diminishing the environment. If you are looking for how
organizations can remain strategically, operationally and financially viable into the future, then see the topic "Organizational Sustainability"
in the Library.

Basics and General Information

The following books are recommended because of their highly practical nature and often
because they include a wide range of information about this Library topic. To get more information about
each book, just click on the image of the book. Also, a "bubble" of information might be displayed. You can click
on the title of the book in that bubble to get more information, too.